Air Liquide wins international product design award for its innovative Qlixbi packaged gas offer
液化空气公司的突破性包装气体解决方案Qlixbi在产品设计学科的“创新产品”元类别中荣获2020年红点奖。这个著名的国际奖项是为了表彰Qlixbi由于其卓越的成就和高设计质量，承认由于Qlixbi的创新，焊工的工作大大简化，变得更快和更安全。
In 2020, designers and companies from 60 countries entered more than 6,500 products.The panel of 36 jurors comprised many of the world’s most prominent and influential product designers, representing 19 countries.评审团对所有参赛作品进行了测试，以评估其中的创新程度、功能性、人体工程学、耐用性以及象征和情感内容。在“创新产品”元类别中取得成功的解决方案，如Qlixbi新标准，为行业根本变革奠定基础.
Qlixbi将焊接行为转变为用户友好体验by making it更简单、更快、更安全，thanks to机械和数字创新的结合。该产品及其服务为焊工和焊接车间提供洞察，以帮助他们优化操作和提高效率。
Qlixbi是通过design thinking approachinvolving 700 customers from various geographies, Air Liquide’s Research and Development teams from its Innovation Campus in Paris, as well as Air Liquide Industrial Merchant operations. The Qlixbi project multi-disciplinary team leveraged a wide variety of in-house expertises from packaged gas core technical areas to user research, UX (User Experience) design and IoT (Internet of Things).Taking into account customers’ feedback continuously all along the design process was a key success factor to ensure the product meets their needs.
马蒂厄·贾尔德, Vice President and Executive Committee Member of Air Liquide Group, supervising the Industrial Merchant business activity said:
“为了创建Qlixbi，我们重新审视了我们的工业产品创新过程。以客户为中心，设计思维使我们能够通过将产品和数字服务相结合的全球服务，最大限度地提高用户体验，而这种新方法正在为未来铺平道路。”
Launched in 2019, Qlixbi is a breakthrough packaged gas offer including a new generation of gas cylinder and a suite of digital solutions designed to revolutionize the customer experience in welding. Its main advantages include:
Simplicity and speed (Click & Weld) with a revolutionary connectorthat clicks the welding station to the gas cylinder three times faster, without additional tools, as well as safer and easier maneuvering with a new ergonomic wheel;
Supply continuitythanks to a reserve indicator on the cylinder combined with an IoT system that shows remotely when it is low in gas and replenishes stock automatically as per each user pattern;
数字应用程序允许作业文件和状态共享以及信息跟踪，支持焊接车间内更好的协作。
Air Liquide’s Industrial Merchant activity delivers industrial gases and innovative solutions, including application technologies, equipment and services. From independent professionals to large industrial companies, our 35 000 employees serve over 2 million customers daily across 75 countries. In 2018, revenues were 9,181 million euros.
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June 23, 2020